Confessions

My contribution to Sabo's birthday! Also a late birthday present for my friend leafyxthiefy, so happy birthday both! This is what sun stars look like, for those of you who are curious: bit .ly/1UdPKlW

Beta'd by shishiswordsman, prompt from otpprompts on tumblr

Enjoy! (:

Prompt: Imagine person A trying to tell person B they like them for the very first time in a very cute way. Person B suspects that something is up because A is acting very nervous. A gets so nervous that they dodge telling them entirely. A few days later, B tells A that they actually love them and have had feelings for them for a long time in the most straightforward way possible.

How A reacts is up to you.

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Ace swallowed nervously, not quite believing that it was happening. Today was the day. After countless failed attempts, Ace would finally tell Sabo that he loved him.

He drew in a deep breath and knocked on the door of his best friend's apartment. He took a step back as well, and after a moment's thought, hid the bouquet of flowers behind his back a split second before Sabo opened the door.

Immediately, Ace's heartbeat picked up and his palms grew sweaty as Sabo smiled at him like he couldn't be happier see him standing at his door.

"Hey, what's up?" Sabo asked casually -how dare he- and stepped aside to let Ace into the apartment.

Ace smiled back shakily and stepped inside, making sure to keep the flowers behind his back at all times, out of the blond's sight. He wound up standing in the entry hall awkwardly with a bright blush coloring his freckled face. "I uh... I had something I wanted to tell you."

"And what's that?" Sabo asked, seeming to finally notice Ace's odd behavior. His bright blue eyes widened as they flickered to the hands Ace held behind his back. He snorted and crossed his arms, giving Ace an expectant look. "What did you steal this time?" he asked, half laughing while shaking his head in disbelief.

"No!" Ace blurted out, immediately regretting it as Sabo's laugh stopped and the attention was back on him. "It's-" Ace licked his lips, wondering feverishly why his mouth was so dry all of the sudden. He'd spent all day practicing what he would say, how he would act when he told Sabo, but just standing in the blond's presence had unravelled all that effort in an instant.

Sometimes it scared Ace how much power Sabo unknowingly held over him, but he would trust Sabo with his life. What if he screwed this up? Sure, there had been moments when Ace had entertained the thought that Sabo might feel the same, but what if he didn't?

If Sabo only saw Ace as a friend and Ace confessed, it would almost certainly ruin the friendship they had. Ace felt cold sweat on his brow, and a small sense of panic rose within him at the mere idea. Sabo's blue eyes were still fixated on him with increasing concern.

"Ace? Are you alright?" he asked softly, but the words made Ace jump nonetheless. Sabo moved closer, reaching out to the other man, and the blush on Ace's face deepened until he felt like his entire face was on fire. God, this was so embarrassing. He took a few steps back, bumping into a table in his haste. Sabo was still standing there, looking so gorgeously concerned, and Ace's resolve crumbled.

Shit. He couldn't do it.

"I uh, Makino gave me these flowers, but I thought that you might like them more. I don't have anything to keep them in anyways."

Sabo's face fell at that, and Ace's heart skipped a beat, dread coursing through his veins. For one terrifying moment, Ace thought that Sabo would call him out on the lie.